Tom Lennon “boarded the 11C on Vicarage Road in King Heath at about 1.25pm and it brought us, by Joyce’s commodious vicus of recirculation, back to Kings Heath and Environs about two-and-a-half hours later.” He took notes, but is quickly and episodically writing them up. Check out his 11-11-11 here (as ever with blogs, read [...]
Author Archives: Jon Bounds
Midlands Today on 11-11-11
13 November 2008 – 9:12 pm
You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Also officially on the BBC site.
When he got on it was a C, it became an E – Simon Gray’s 11-11-11
12 November 2008 – 7:29 pm
Simon Gray did a circuit an bit I think, judging by his photos, and his tweets.
Documenting 11-11-11 – The tweets on the bus
12 November 2008 – 2:19 pm
A number of 11-11-11er’s used Twitter (huh, what’s twitter?) to document the journey, we’ve got a transcript of those tweets and those of people who were supporting them.
Jon Bounds’ 11-11-11 live blog
12 November 2008 – 1:18 pm
Which started off well, but was interrupted by power and 3G data connection issues (and the tendancy to tweet instead) is here.
Live Blog from the Hardcore Michael Grimes
12 November 2008 – 12:20 pm
Read the transcript of Michael’s live blog, he did the full 11 hours — without, it seems, going too insane.
11 Seconds with Nick Booth
12 November 2008 – 12:09 pm
Nick Booth couldn’t stomach 11 hours on the 11 bus, but he has the fullest recording of any journey – he filmed all of his 11 seconds (even though it goes a bit weird). And even documented his ticket (which in a nice display of numerology cost £1.1):
Mapping, the wrong way round – DP’s 11-11-11
12 November 2008 – 11:55 am
There’s always one isn’t there? DP took the anticlockwise route (“A for Anarchy”) ” managed to make one complete 80km circuit on the 11A between 12:55 and 15:20. According to [his] GPS unit, that is, which apparently includes the vertical travel as well as the horizontal.” Photos are being uploaded to this Zoto set, which [...]
Photos from the Top Deck – Julia Gilbert’s 11-11-11
12 November 2008 – 11:46 am
I know she has more thoughts to come and was tweeting durring the whole 11 hours, but Juila has quickly got her photos online in an 11-11-11 set on flickr. This one features an 11A:
Qik Videos live from the bus
12 November 2008 – 11:25 am
I (thanks to loan of an N95 from Stef) posted (nay streamed) live video from the bus through the day via Qik. It comes across as a series of outtakes from “Charlie Borman moans in the Desert” or whatever the programme is called where he talks breathlessly to camera and rides a motorbike. Luckily they’re [...]
